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US8355086B2ActiveUtilityPatentIndex 34

Information display

Assignee: SHARP KKPriority: Oct 30, 2007Filed: Jul 16, 2008Granted: Jan 15, 2013
Est. expiryOct 30, 2027(~1.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:HISAKAWA KOHJI
G02F 1/133311G09F 9/35G02F 1/133308G02F 1/133604
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Abstract

An information display 100 according to the present invention, comprising a housing 60 having an opening 65 , a display member 10 accommodated within the housing 60 , a translucent protective member 70 covering the opening 65 of the housing 60 and allowing a display provided by the display member 10 to be visible, and a magnet 80 disposed within the housing 60.

Claims

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1. An information display comprising:
 a display member including a display panel and a chassis housing the display panel; 
 a housing including an opening and housing the display member; 
 a translucent protective member including a ventilation hole, the translucent protective member being arranged at a distance from the display member and arranged to cover the opening of the housing such that an image on the display member is visible; and 
 a plurality of magnets disposed within the housing, at least a first one of the plurality of magnets being arranged closer to a rear of the information display than the display member, at least a second one of the plurality of magnets being arranged adjacent to the ventilation hole and between the display member and the transparent protective member such that the at least a second one of the plurality of magnets is closer to a front of the information display than the display member, and at least a third one of the plurality of magnets being directly mounted to the chassis of the display member. 
 
     
     
       2. The information display according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing is installed on a wall of a platform of a train station. 
     
     
       3. The information display according to  claim 1 , wherein the display member is a liquid crystal module. 
     
     
       4. The information display according to  claim 3 , wherein the display panel of the liquid crystal module is a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal layer arranged between a pair of substrates and a lighting device arranged to provide an illuminating light permitting a display of the liquid crystal panel, and the liquid crystal panel and the lighting device are unitized through a bezel. 
     
     
       5. The information display according to  claim 4 , wherein the lighting device comprises a light source, the chassis being arranged to house the light source and including an opening in a light emission side, an optical sheet disposed in an opening side of the chassis, and a frame arranged to fix the optical sheet to the chassis. 
     
     
       6. The information display according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnets are respectively housed in ones of a plurality of housing bags capable of allowing magnetism of the magnet to penetrate therethrough.

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